Iran resumed military strikes against US allies in the Persian Gulf on the night of Saturday, July 18, following the seventh consecutive night of US attacks on Iranian military and logistical infrastructure. According to Reuters, Kuwait sustained a series of attacks that damaged a desalination plant and forced the suspension of operations at Kuwait International Airport due to repeated drone and missile threats.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy confirmed damage to a power plant and desalination complex, marking the second such attack on domestic utility infrastructure in two days. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the strikes, stating it targeted the US military support center at Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar installation at the Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait. Iranian state media also reported that the IRGC targeted the Isa Air Base in Bahrain, claiming the facility housed US combat aircraft, as well as an intelligence gathering center. Reuters noted that these claims could not be independently verified. The IRGC released a statement characterizing the strikes as a reciprocal response to US military actions and warned regional US allies of potential further attacks. Concurrently, Iranian media reported that missiles struck energy and desalination systems in the Iranian city of Jask in Hormozgan province, leaving approximately 10,000 residents across 20 villages without water.
Iran Targets US Allies in Gulf as CENTCOM Completes Seventh Strike Wave
Iran launched strikes against targets in Kuwait and Bahrain overnight on July 18 in response to the seventh consecutive night of US military attacks on Iranian infrastructure.










